"When I first started playing the game I was absolutely irritated, and didn't like certain things of the game at all, and absolutely HAD to change things in order to even enjoy the game. I couldn't stand that you couldn't "zoom out", the default game feels like you're in a cramped car for hours on end. I wanted to zoom in more, so I could get more natural zooming feeling instead of the default limited zoom they use. I couldn't stand the "scroll" in and out and that you couldn't select a default zoom, both were "disorienting". I couldn't stand the tank icons which didn't tell you crap about them, some arty looked like tanks even, so that was irritating. I couldn't stand the "messages" in the bottom middle of screen that you couldn't read whatsoever, and thus being near completely blind as to what was going on in the battle, what I shot, what shot me etc. I couldn't stand the only one row Carousel. I couldn't stand the being clueless of the minimap, where tanks had been, and not being able to see your viewranges. I couldn't stand that you can't see enemy left hit points in the PlayersPanel. I couldn't stand the imbalanced looking default sights and I couldn't stand the "bouncing/dropping" reticle when tanks disappeared, were near buildings or ground and moved (this started unbearable in update 8.11).

So, these are the most important and necessary things of the game that I was utterly irritated that it didn't have already and STILL doesn't have. (where is Wargamings quality control?)

For these issues I needed and the game to have these mods by default:

- Zoom In/Out and No-Scroll and default zoom mod.

- Clear tank icons that told you the tank name, tier, color by class, and country.

- Informative Damage and Hit Logs

- Multi-row Carousel

- XVM for Minimap features & Hit Points left for players

- J1mbos sight (or similar design with less "line stuff" but with similar basic info is ideal, like my favorite is Dickey93's Taipan first option for Arcade, second option for Sniper, a near perfect sight)

- BalCalcMod, or Advanced Aiming System, or now in Safeshot to fix the "bouncing/dropping reticle issue".

If Wargaming added these basic things to the game, similar to my mod pack in colors and design, which are the most Readable and clear of ANY of the mods out there, then I wouldn't have to or need to use mods.

I might use a couple for fun, but I wouldn't be so danged stressed out with the constant updating and fixing. I have to spend the equivalent of 4 Work Days every update in total time necessary to keep the pack updated.

If Wargaming did 3 primary updates a year with only absolutely necessary big bug fixes inbetween like in my view they should, it wouldn't be so bad, but they don't.

Bottom line, the above things SHOULD be part of the game already, yet Wargaming is lazy to impliment things that people most want and need FIRST before anything else.

This is how LAMP came to be, and how I wouldn't be playing the game if it wasn't for my mod pack. (I have some extra's and some customization in it, but aren't needed. The above ARE needed)"

- Removed some pyc files from the alt Taipan sight option, using different sight scripts.

This pack should now be entirely legal. Most other things Wargaming has allowed forever and shouldn't be banned (let's hope).

It's sad I had to loss the reload indicator because I was a really "perrrrty" addition.

The enemy gun direction isn't actually banned currently, but they will ban it for sure, so removed it.

Sadly, those of us who actually use the above mods, know very well that they didn't actually give any sort of "unfair" advantage, because we have other means to accomplish the same and our skills are what makes us good, not those dumb little things. Sight and zoom in mods are far more "advantagous" then these mods were, yet most who complain wouldn't think so, showing their hypocricy and ignorance.

Anyway, let's hope they don't mess things up even more.

P.S..... I've confirmed that Wargaming IS able to scan for illegal mods. They don't however unless there are "reports". So, highly recommend people NOT to use banned mods.

On a similar note because of the recent discussions I was defending mod usage, and some not nice people on the NA server decided to report my mod pack thread 30 pages of being around and support, and so 5 days ago when this all started they removed my mod pack, and then only today do I get a response, and it's "You have been banned from the forum for 7 days", and still no sign of my mod pack thread. I had nothing different than any other mod pack developer, had certainly less than Sela, and yet I get the biggest punishment of anyone.... and ZERO communication with me. Especially when 4 days ago I updated my mod pack that ommited the two mods that I "knew" would be banned in the new ban list (that came out yesterday) and they have been.

So, I was punished "after the fact" retroactively.

So, thanks Wargaming..... for being so "nice" to someone who's spent $2,000 in your pocket over the last 8 months on this game, and 10 hours a day making something nice for your users for the last 5 months.

On a similar note because of the recent discussions I was defending mod usage, and some not nice people on the NA server decided to report my mod pack thread 30 pages of being around and support, and so 5 days ago when this all started they removed my mod pack, and then only today do I get a response, and it's "You have been banned from the forum for 7 days", and still no sign of my mod pack thread. I had nothing different than any other mod pack developer, had certainly less than Sela, and yet I get the biggest punishment of anyone.... and ZERO communication with me. Especially when 4 days ago I updated my mod pack that ommited the two mods that I "knew" would be banned in the new ban list (that came out yesterday) and they have been.

So, I was punished "after the fact" retroactively.

So, thanks Wargaming..... for being so "nice" to someone who's spent $2,000 in your pocket over the last 8 months on this game, and 10 hours a day making something nice for your users for the last 5 months.

Thanks much.... :(

You should have removed them that day or the next and this wouldn't have happened. You can see my thread is still up and going.

You should have removed them that day or the next and this wouldn't have happened. You can see my thread is still up and going.

Actually, my thread was removed within a couple of hours of the discussion starting on the NA forum about you and mods, because a "person" "Beerstein" decided to report my thread for illegal mods because I was defending mod usage and he didn't like it. Further irony is he uses and makes a mod pack himself, yet "too much" in mods is cheating in his mind. 30x zoom is okay for example, but not 60x zoom.... oh heavens.

My mod pack however was updated without the reload indicator and enemy gun direction mods a few hours after that (on the EU and Asia servers anyway). My thread was gone from NA before I could even have a chance to update it.

I then spent 5 days trying to get a moderator or customer support to help me and nothing.... I then today "retroactively" get a 7 day forum ban for my mod pack containing illegal mods that weren't illegal when they removed the thread. And ya I know..... yours is up still, and so is everyone elses. I don't get why I'm being punished simply because some vindictive jerk reported my thread.